Olinger hit by 999-1 shocker

BETS on Bob Olinger were sunk by a shock 999-1 in-running winner at Navan yesterday.

The 13-8 favourite looked likely to make a winning return when he smoothly took the lead with three jumps left.

But Home By The

Lee (28-1), under

JJ Slevin (right), stayed on dourly in the straight.

His odds had hit the maximum on Betfair, yet in the end he was well on top of the 2022 Turners Novices’ Chase scorer – one of four Festival winners in the line-up. Last year’s Stayers’ Hurdle hero Flooring Porter was only fourth.

At Fontwell Aldaniti’s 1981 Grand National-winning colours were carried to victory by Slipway in the Southern National.